log out problem with laptop

[claudfoot]

I have a toshiba satellite 120 gig hard drive, 1024 mb ddr, intel core duo
kubuntu is duo booted when I use log out to shut the system down or hybernate it doesnt work it just goes to a blank screen without shutting down the system remains powered up ,I know this becouse the
on button is still blue, it turns yellow to hybernate

[claudfoot]

Re: log out problem with laptop

when I try to do this:
1. Edit the file /etc/kde3/kdm/kdmrc as follows: change the line # TerminateServer=true to TerminateServer=true, in other words: remove the leading #, thereby "uncommenting" the line and "setting" the parameter mentioned to an "active state", so to speak.

2. Edit the file /boot/grub/menu.lst as follows: change the line # defoptions=quiet splash to defoptions=quiet splash apm=power-off, thereby uncommenting as well as changing the default list of boot parameters ... which is not exactly what I suggested earlier, but should end up with the same result (and is easier to explain).
I get the message:
The document could not be saved, as it was not possible to write to file:///etc/kde3/kdm/kdmrc.
Check that you have write access to this file or that enough disk space is available.


How do I check the write access

[penguin.ch]

Re: log out problem with laptop

Both file are preset to "write access for root only". Therefore, in order to edit them, launch the editor as well as load the file in question "doing as root does", for example from the console by

sudo kwrite /etc/kde3/kdm/kdmrc
sudo kwrite /boot/grub/menu.lst

However, please do not change the file's setting (read: ownership and access rights, respectively) - they are the way they are on purpose ...

HTH
Birdy

[claudfoot]

Re: log out problem with laptop

Both file are preset to "write access for root only". Therefore, in order to edit them, launch the editor as well as load the file in question "doing as root does", for example from the console by

sudo kwrite /etc/kde3/kdm/kdmrc
sudo kwrite /boot/grub/menu.lst

However, please do not change the file's setting (read: ownership and access rights, respectively) - they are the way they are on purpose ...

HTH
Birdy

Are you saying dont make the changes needed for shutdown

[penguin.ch]

Re: log out problem with laptop

Are you saying dont make the changes needed for shutdown

Of course not - nice try, though what I wanted to keep you from trying was / is to change ownership (by chown) as well as permissions (by chmod) of mission-critical files, for example to something like "owned by user, accessible by everyone" ... changing their contents, on the other hand, is dangerous but sometimes inevitable - but do yourself a favour and backup the file(s) before you start experimenting, for example by

sudo cp /etc/kde3/kdm/kdmrc /etc/kde3/kdm/kdmrc.orig
sudo cp /boot/grub/menu.lst /boot/grub/menu.lst.orig

- just in case ...

Birdy

[claudfoot]

Re: log out problem with laptop

Thank you I now am able to use log out to power down
I have a few more things to check and make sure they work in kubuntu once they do I may dump xp
from my hard drive or resize ntsf to its smallest size possible Im not sure yet